Weekly Male Fall Armyworm Moths' Records using Pheromone traps for 2024-25 cropping season

The data set is for 2024/25 cropping season collected from six districts [Balaka (Utale EPA); Mzimba (Mbawa & Champhira); Machinga (Domasi EPA); Mangochi (Nankumba EPA); Salima (Tembwe & Chinguluwe EPAs); and Zomba (Malosa EPA)] stretched across the major agroecologies of Malawi. Data was collected weekly and the Lures were replaced on every fourth week. The period for data collection varies between sites. The majority of the sites, the data collection period ranged from November 2024 to April 2025, except for few sites such Mbawa where it was collected between October 2024 to April 2025 while Nankumba ranged from November 2024 to April 2026.

Data and Resources

Additional Info

Field Value
Crop Maize
Pest Fall Armyworm
Reference number
Countries covered Malawi
Area covered (GeoJson coordinates, use https://geojson.io to create)
Type of spatial resolution
Spatial information for data records
Temporal resolution
Timestamp for data records
Validity period start 2024-10-02
Validity period end 2026-05-04
Dataset size
Dataset format
Language English
Date created 2026-03-04
Frequency of update Weekly
Last updated 2026-04-29
Privacy The data does not contain any personal or commercial information
Source
Version
Author Donwell Kamalongo
Author Email Donwell Kamalongo
Maintainer Donwell Kamalongo
Maintainer Email Donwell Kamalongo